What is liver impairment?

Liver impairment can be due to a variety of factors including infections, autoimmune conditions, drugs, toxins. Liver impairment can be acute or occur as a chronic process involving a progressive destruction and regeneration of the liver parenchyma leading to fibrosis and cirrhosis.

How do members experience liver impairment?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with liver impairment*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for liver impairment*

Who has liver impairment on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 1
30s 21
40s 33
50s 47
60s 52
70+ 28

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 59
Female 120